Toastmasters International Educational Programs

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Toastmasters Communication Track

• Competent Communicator (CC)
  • CC Award Requirements:
    • Completed the Competent Communication manual.
    • See the CC manual and award application [ TI Store Catalog #225 and #1225 ] for details.
• Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)
  • ACB Award Requirements:
    • Achieved Competent Communicator award (or achieved Competent Toastmaster award); and
    • Completed two Advanced Communication manuals [ TI Store Catalog #226Z ]
    • See the AC awards application (Catalog #1226) for details.
• Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS)
  • ACS Award Requirements:
    • Achieved Advanced Communicator Bronze award (or achieved Able Toastmaster award or Advanced Toastmaster Bronze award);
    • Completed two additional Advanced Communication manuals (may not be those completed for any previous award) [ TI Store Catalog #226Z ]; and
    • Conducted any two programs from The Better Speaker Series and/or The Successful Club Series.
    • See the AC awards application (Catalog #1226) for details.
• Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG)
  • ACG Award Requirements:
    • Achieved Advanced Communicator Silver award (or achieved Able Toastmaster Bronze award or Advanced Toastmaster Silver award);
    • Completed two additional Advanced Communication manuals (may not be those completed for any previous award) [ TI Store Catalog #226Z ];
    • Conducted a Success/Leadership Program, Success/Communication Program or a Youth Leadership Program; and
    • Coached a new member with the first three speech projects.
    • See the AC awards application (Catalog #1226) for details.

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Toastmasters Leadership Track

• New Competent Leader (CL)
  The new 10-project Competent Leadership manual [ TI Store Catalog #265 ] will help you develop leadership skills while serving in various club meeting roles, e.g. Evaluator, General Evaluator, Toastmaster, Table Topic Master. Toastmasters International began issuing the new CL award on July 1,2006.
  • New CL Award Requirements:
    • Complete the new Competent Leadership manual
  • The new 10-Project CL Goals and Objectives
• Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)
  • ALB Award Requirements:
    • Achieved Competent Leader (CL) award;
    • Achieved Competent Communicator (CC) award (or achieved Competent Toastmaster CTM award);
    • Served at least six months as a club officer (president, vice president education, vice president membership, vice president public relations, secretary, treasurer or sergeant at arms) and participated in the preparation of a Club Success Plan while serving in this office.
    • While serving in the above office, participated in a district-sponsored club officer training program; and
    • Conducted any two programs from The Successful Club Series and/or The Leadership Excellence Series.
• Advanced Leader Silver (ALS)
  • ALS Award Requirements:
    • Achieved Advanced Leader Bronze award (or “old” Competent Leader award);
    • Served a complete term as a district officer (District Governor, Lieutenant Governor (LGET or LGM), Public Relations Officer (PRO), District Secretary or Treasurer, Division or Area governor;
    • Completed the High Performance Leadership program; and
    • Served successfully as a club sponsor, mentor or coach.

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• High Performance Leadership Program
  The High Performance Leadership Program is part of Toastmasters’ leadership track. One of the requirements for Toastmaster's Advanced Leader Silver recognition is completion of the HPL program.
  • HPL Award Requirements:
    • Complete the High Performance Leadership Manual Project Requirements
      [ TI Store Catalog # 262 ].
      This five-project program offers instruction and practice in such vital leadership skills and activities as developing a mission and vision, goal-setting and planning, identifying values and building a team. Includes three Guidance Committee Handbooks.
• Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)
  Distinguished Toastmaster is the highest recognition a member may receive.
  • DTM Award Requirements:
    • Achieved Advanced Communicator Gold award (or achieved Advanced Toastmaster Gold award)
    • Achieved Advanced Leader Silver award (or achieved Advanced Leader award)
    • See the Leadership/Distinguished Toastmaster Awards application (Catalog #1228) for details.

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Educational Program Accomplishments:

• District 53 Honor Roll - See current, year-to-date Educational Achievements.
• Final Year End 2006-2007 Triple Crown Winners
• Final Year End 2005-2006 Triple Crown Winners
• Final Year End 2006-2007 CC, ACB, ACS, ACG, CL, ALB, ALS, DTM Award Recognitions.
• Final Year End 2005-2006 CC, ACB, ACS, ACG, CL, ALB, ALS, DTM Award Recognitions.
• Final Year End 2004-2005 CTM, ATM, CL, AL, DTM Award Recognitions.
• Toastmasters International's Education Program
• On-line Forms and Manual Completion Applications
  • Competent Communicator Award Application (CC) (pdf)
  • Advanced Communicator Award Application (ACB, ACS, ACG) (pdf)
  • Competent Leader Award Application (CL) (pdf)
  • Adv Leadership/Distinguished Toastmaster Awards Application (ALB, ALS, DTM) (pdf)
  • Submitting CC, ACB, ..., CL, ALB, ... DTM Awards On-line (Club number and password required)

Competent Communication and Leadership Manuals

• Competent Communication Manual (225)
  The 10-project Competent Communication manual helps develop your speaking skills one step at a time; how to effectively organize a presentation, how to use body language and voice to convey your message, word choice and props, persuasive speaking, and how to inspire others.
  Also available as a set of four Competent Communication manuals (1555) for your club's library. Previously known as the Communication and Leadership Program manual.
• Competent Leadership Manual (265)
  The 10-project Competent Leadership manual will help you develop leadership skills while serving in various club meeting roles.
• Note: Every new member is sent the Competent Communication and the Competent Leadership manuals. (Other material is sent with the basic manuals: Your Speaking Voice, Effective Speech Evaluation, and Gestures: Your Body Speaks.)

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Advanced Communication Manuals
The Advanced Communication Program follows the basic or Competent Communication program and is designed to provide you with the necessary skills and experience to meet advanced or career oriented challenges. The advanced program consists of 15 manuals and each advanced manual contains five speech projects. Many of the manuals are career-oriented; several are not. You choose the manuals you want to complete and the skills you want to learn. For example, to earn your ACB, ACS or ALG recognition award, you need to complete two different advanced manuals (ten speechs in any two manuals).

• The Entertaining Speaker (226A)
  This manual includes valuable information on how to give an entertaining or
  dramatic speech, where to find material, how to make an audience laugh, and what to do when you’re asked to speak after dinner.
• Speaking To Inform (226B)
  The projects in this manual will help you give informative and interesting speeches. Topics covered include the demonstration talk, the fact-finding report, the abstract concept and resources for informing.
• Public Relations (226C)
  This complete guide to preparing and delivering the public relations speech
  will help you develop resources and techniques, “speak under fire,” and
  handle the media talk.
• Facilitating Discussion (226D)
  This manual offers guidance in presenting workshop and conference presentations.
  Role-playing and problem-solving sessions are also covered. This manual is a must for managers, trainers, teachers and administrators.
• Specialty Speeches (226E)
  Speakers must be able to speak in many situations and this manual will help.
  Types of speeches covered include impromptu speeches, sales presentations,
  introductions, inspirational speeches, and oral interpretations.
• Speeches by Management (226F)
  This manual will help you successfully handle a variety of speaking situations
  managers encounter in their work environment. Subjects covered include
  briefings, technical speeches, motivational talks and confrontations.
• The Professional Speaker (226G)
  This manual is a complete guide to becoming a professional speaker. Subjects
  covered include speaking as a company representative and speaking for pay.
• Technical Presentations (226H)
  The projects in this manual will help you prepare and present briefings,
  proposals, technical papers and technical team presentations.
• Persuasive Speaking (226I)
  The ability to influence and persuade others to accept your ideas, products,
  or services is vital. The projects in this manual are all designed to help you
  develop excellent persuasive techniques and expand your presentation skills.
• Communicating on Television (226J)
  Television presentations differ from other presentations, and they require
  special considerations. With this manual you’ll learn to present editorials,
  appear as a guest on a “talk” show, conduct a press conference, and use
  television to train.
• Storytelling (226K)
  Everyone loves a story. Types of stories covered in this manual include the
  folk tale, the personal story, stories with morals, the touching story, and the
  historical story.
• Interpretive Reading (226L)
  This manual will help you develop your interpretive reading skills. The projects
  include presenting stories, poetry, monodramas, plays and oratorical speeches.
• Interpersonal Communication (226M)
  Topics covered include conversing with ease, negotiating, handling criticism,
  coaching someone to improved performance, and expressing dissatisfaction
  effectively.
• Special Occasion Speeches (226N)
  Provides instruction in giving toasts, speaking in praise, “roasting” someone,
  and presenting and accepting awards.
• Humorously Speaking (226O)
  Audiences love to laugh. This manual shows you how to use humorous stories
  and jokes throughout your speech to grab and keep listeners’ attention and
  illustrate your points. You also learn how to give an entirely humorous speech.
• Advanced Communication Library Set (226Z)
  Save by purchasing all 15 Advanced Communication Manuals. (Save $10.00).

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Success/Leadership & Success/Communication Programs

Toastmasters’ Success/Communication and Success/Leadership programs are a series of modules to help develop, and provide practice in, such skills as: • Leadership • Listening • Public speaking • Evaluation • Conducting meetings • Creative thinking • Parliamentary procedure

You can use the modules in several ways: inside your Toastmasters club, to enhance members’ skills; in companies to increase employees’ skills and promote awareness of Toastmasters; and in the community, to enhance the general public’s skills and to promote awareness of Toastmasters. All modules must be presented by club members acting as representatives of their clubs, thereby preserving the programs’, clubs’, and organization’s identity. No individuals, educational institutions, or other organizations may derive financial gain either directly or indirectly from the presentation of these modules. The modules can be financially self-supporting.You may charge a small fee to the participants to cover the cost of the modules. Effective programs at cost-effective prices – who could ask for more? Whether you’re the trainer or the trainee, you will gain valuable information from these programs.

The Success/Leadership and Success/Communication modules of Toastmasters International can be effective when presented at any of the following venues:

• Club – Use these programs at your club meeting to educate members on various topics.
• Community – As a service to the general public, these workships are also excellent membership building opportunities.
• Company – Perhaps the most effective, yet inexpensive employee training program a corporation could ever use.

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Success/Leadership Programs

• How To Conduct Productive Meetings (Catalog No. 236)
  Learn the techniques and dynamics for conducting productive meetings in any group.
• Parliamentary Procedure in Action (Catalog No. 237)
  Appropriate rules of order are a must in most corporations, associations, or organizations. The ability to understand and apply parliamentary skills is a much sought-after quality among managers and leaders.
• Leadership Part I: Characteristics of Effective Leaders (Catalog No. 255)
  Leaders influence and inspire group members and motivate followers to achieve a
  mission or goal. They have power. This program defines the qualities that determine effective leaders and helps participants identify their own leadership style and determine the team’s leadership needs.
• Leadership Part II: Developing Your Leadership Skills (Catalog No. 256)
  To be an effective leader, you must have the ability to accept and overcome challenges. By being a positive influence, you will help members to function productively and to deliver quality performance.
  This module teaches the skills and techniques needed to be an effective leader, such as contracting for excellence, team-building, motivation, and coaching.
• Leadership Part III: Working in the Team Environment (Catalog No. 258)
  This educational program helps participants learn to use leadership skills as they pertain to working with and leading teams.
• Improving Your Management Skills (Catalog No. 259)
  Managers are an integral part of any organization. Our society depends on the goods and services provided by the organizations these individuals manage. Each of us has experience with managers every day, directly or indirectly, as we come into contact with businesses and other organizations. Whether we have positive experiences in these encounters depends greatly on the people who manage them. This program helps you develop the skills and qualities required to be an effective manager, and shows how you can incorporate them into your own work.

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Success/Communication Programs

• Speechcraft (Catalog No. 205)
  Speechcraft is a program designed to develop leadership skills as well as teach speaking skills in a seminar workshop format. This four- to eight-session program will help you gain confidence in communication which includes writing and delivering speeches, impromptu speaking, the use of audiovisual aids and body language, and effective listening.
• How To Listen Effectively (Catalog No. 242)
  When other people talk, do you listen to what they mean, or do you just hear what they say? Listening is a much more active skill than some may think. Effective listening requires certain techniques for receiving, organizing, and interpreting what has been said. This program will help you recognize and develop these skills.
• The Art of Effective Evaluation (Catalog No. 251)
  To many people, evaluations are the most important aspect of the Toastmaster’s program. No matter what your vocation, the ability to effectively evaluate any situation or condition is a necessity. This program will teach you the finer points of offering constructive criticism.
• Building Your Thinking Power Part I: Mental Flexibility (Catalog No. 253)
  Mental flexibility can be defined as a way of thinking – an attitude. It’s a way of approaching situations that allows you to adapt your behavior so you can achieve the best outcomes. By increasing your mental flexibility, you become a better listener, a keener observer, a more skilled thinker, and a more effective problem-solver.
• Building Your Thinking Power Part II: The Power of Ideas (Catalog No. 254)
  People who are skilled at producing new ideas can make a profoundly important contribution to our society. This program will clarify the basic principles of creative thinking and explore specific techniques that can make all of us more effective idea producers.
• From Speaker to Trainer (Catalog No. 257)
  Many businesses and organizations have realized the importance of training. Properly trained people increase productivity and make fewer mistakes. But how do you train people? In this program you’ll discover the five steps involved in preparing and presenting a training program using adult learning principles. You’ll also learn the roles of trainers and the differences between public speaking and training, and have practical experience in facilitating discussion and conducting exercises. You’ll learn how to make the learning experience enjoyable, too.

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Toastmasters Satellite Programs

• Youth Leadership (Items No. 801, 802, 803, ... )
  Every young person has the potential to become a good communicator and leader, but this potential needs to be developed. The Youth Leadership Program's unique eight-session, workshop-style design enables participants to develop this potential through practical experience.
  Youth Leadership may be conducted for scout troops, 4-H clubs, church youth groups and many other organizations, and for young people in the community. However, all programs must be presented by a Toastmasters club, following the guidelines in the Youth Leadership Coordinator's Guide (Item 802).
• Gavel Clubs (Items 1700, 1701, ...)
  Gavel clubs are a way of providing Toastmasters’ self-improvement methods and materials to people who may be ineligible for regular membership due to age, inability to pay dues or other circumstances. Gavel clubs provide Toastmasters members and clubs with an excellent opportunity for community service. They can be found in high schools, colleges, rehabilitation institutions, hospitals and elsewhere.

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